Draft:Maha Kumbh 2001 Mela


Maha Kumbh 2001 Mela was held at convergence place of Ganga,Yamuna and Saraswati rivers in Prayagraj,Uttar Pradesh, was first in the millenium and was held from 9th January to 21 February attracting around 70 million visitors. The Kumbh mela was also auspicious considering it coincided with astrological planetary alignment occuring only once in 144 years. The event was help in 6000 acre area and also has a significance of being held once in 12 year period in Hindu Mythology as its believed that the battle for nectar between Gods and Demons lasted for 12 years. The event was also held in Haridawar,Ujjain and Nashik .